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	6	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 812
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on AGING
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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14	20		AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
15	21		RESPITE CARE PROGRAM .
16	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	23		Assembly convened:
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19	25		Section 1. Section 17b-349e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
20	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
21	27		(a) As used in this section: 3
22	28		(1) "Respite care services" means support services which provide 4
23	29		short-term relief from the demands of ongoing care for an individual 5
24	30		with Alzheimer's disease. 6
25	31		(2) "Caretaker" means a person who has the responsibility for the care 7
26	32		of an individual with Alzheimer's disease or has assumed the 8
27	33		responsibility for such individual voluntarily, by contract or by order of 9
28	34		a court of competent jurisdiction. 10
29	35		(3) "Copayment" means a payment made by or on behalf of an 11
30	36		individual with Alzheimer's disease for respite care services. 12
31		-	(4) "Individual with Alzheimer's disease" means an individual with 13
32		-	Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. 14
33		-	(b) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall operate 15 Substitute Bill No. 812
	37	+	(4) "Individual with Alzheimer's disease" means an individual with 13 Raised Bill No. 812
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	43	+	Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. 14
	44	+	(b) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall operate 15
40	45		a program [, within available appropriations,] to provide respite care 16
41	46		services for caretakers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, 17
42	47		provided such individuals with Alzheimer's disease meet the 18
43	48		requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this section. Such respite care 19
44	49		services may include, but need not be limited to: (1) [homemaker] 20
45	50		Homemaker services; (2) adult day care; (3) temporary care in a licensed 21
46	51		medical facility; (4) home-health care; (5) companion services; or (6) 22
47	52		personal care assistant services. Such respite care services may be 23
48	53		administered directly by the Department of Aging and Disability 24
49	54		Services, or through contracts for services with providers of such 25
50	55		services, or by means of direct subsidy to caretakers of individuals with 26
51	56		Alzheimer's disease to purchase such services. 27
52	57		(c) (1) No individual with Alzheimer's disease may participate in the 28
53	58		program if such individual (A) has an annual income of more than 29
54		-	[forty-one] fifty~~-five~~ thousand dollars or liquid assets of more than one 30
55		-	hundred [nine] ~~thirty-five~~ thousand dollars, or (B) is receiving ~~services~~ 31
56		-	under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly. [On ~~July 1,~~ 32
57		-	2009, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall] The 33
	59	+	[forty-one] fifty thousand dollars or liquid assets of more than one 30
	60	+	hundred [nine] twenty-seven thousand dollars, or (B) is receiving 31
	61	+	services under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly. [On 32
	62	+	July 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall] The 33
58	63		commissioner shall annually increase such income and asset eligibility 34
59	64		criteria over that of the previous fiscal year to reflect the annual cost of 35
60	65		living adjustment in Social Security income, if any. 36
61	66		(2) No individual with Alzheimer's disease who participates in the 37
62	67		program may receive more than three thousand five hundred dollars for 38
63	68		services under the program in any fiscal year or receive more than thirty 39
64	69		days of out-of-home respite care services other than adult day care 40
65	70		services under the program in any fiscal year, except that the 41
66	71		commissioner shall adopt regulations pursuant to subsection (d) of this 42
67	72		section to provide up to seven thousand five hundred dollars for 43
68	73		services to a participant in the program who demonstrates a need for 44
69		-	additional services. 45
	74	+	additional services. 45 Raised Bill No. 812
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71	81		disease who participates in the program to pay a copayment for respite 47
72		-	care services under the program, except the commissioner may waive 48 Substitute Bill No. 812
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	82	+	care services under the program, except the commissioner may waive 48
79	83		such copayment upon demonstration of financial hardship by such 49
80	84		individual. 50
81	85		(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 51
82	86		provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. 52
83	87		Such regulations shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) [standards] 53
84	88		Standards for eligibility for respite care services; (2) the basis for priority 54
85	89		in receiving services; (3) qualifications and requirements of providers, 55
86	90		which shall include specialized training in Alzheimer's disease, 56
87	91		dementia and related disorders; (4) a requirement that providers 57
88	92		accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare 58
89	93		Organizations, when available, receive preference in contracting for 59
90	94		services; (5) provider reimbursement levels; (6) limits on services and 60
91	95		cost of services; and (7) a fee schedule for copayments. 61
92	96		(e) The commissioner may allocate any funds appropriated in excess 62
93	97		of five hundred thousand dollars for the program among the five area 63
94	98		agencies on aging according to need, as determined by the 64
95	99		commissioner. 65
96	100		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
97	101		sections:
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99	103		Section 1 July 1, 2021 17b-349e
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101		-	AGE Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP
	105	+	Statement of Purpose:
	106	+	To expand access to the Alzheimer's disease respite care program by
	107	+	raising income and asset limits.
	108	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	109	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	110	+	underlined.]
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